| 24. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 23:24:1 ⧉הֶן־עָם֙henamBehold, a people Numbers 23:24:2 ⧉כְּלָבִ֣יאkelavilike a lioness Numbers 23:24:3 ⧉יָק֔וּםyakumit rises up Numbers 23:24:4 ⧉וְכַאֲרִ֖יvekaariand as a lion Numbers 23:24:5 ⧉יִתְנַשָּׂ֑אyitnasait lifts itself Numbers 23:24:6 ⧉לֹ֤אloit does not Numbers 23:24:7 ⧉יִשְׁכַּב֙yishkavlie down Numbers 23:24:8 ⧉עַד־יֹ֣אכַלadyokhaluntil it eats Numbers 23:24:9 ⧉טֶ֔רֶףterefprey Numbers 23:24:10 ⧉וְדַם־חֲלָלִ֖יםvedamkhalalimand the blood of the slain Numbers 23:24:11 ⧉יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yishtehit drinks |
| 24. Formal Translation Behold, a people rises like a lion and lifts itself up like a lion; it will not lie down until it eats prey and drinks the blood of the slain. |
| 24. Dynamic Translation See! This nation stands up like a lion and lifts itself up like a great lion; it does not rest until it has devoured its prey and drunk the blood of those it has struck down. |